Transport system for a pipe and method for delivering a pipe

Abstract

Transport system makes it possible to transport a pipe of any length and with the required quality to the location of the use of the pipe. The transport system for a pipe has a transport platform, a receptacle for the pipe, wherein the receptacle is configured in such a manner that the pipe may be received coiled on the receptacle, a drive, wherein the drive is configured in such a manner that the pipe may be conveyed by the drive in a transport direction, and a straightening device, wherein the straightening device is configured in such a manner that the pipe can be straightened with the straightening device. The receptacle, the drive and the straightening device are arranged on the transport platform in such a manner that the pipe may be drawn automatically from the receptacle and fed to the straightening device by the drive.

1 . Transport system for a pipe, comprising:
 a transport platform;   a receptacle for the pipe, wherein the receptacle is configured such that the pipe can be received coiled up on the receptacle;   a drive, wherein the drive is configured such that, with the drive, the pipe can be conveyed in a transport direction; and   a straightening device, wherein the straightening device is configured such that the pipe can be straightened with the straightening device,   wherein the receptacle, the drive and the straightening device are arranged on the transport platform such that, with the drive, the pipe can be drawn off the receptacle and fed to the straightening device in an automated manner.   
     
     
         2 . Transport system according to  claim 1 , wherein the transport platform can be at least handled by crane or conveyed or in that the transport platform is connected to a further device which can be at least handled by crane or conveyed. 
     
     
         3 . Transport system according to  claim 1 , wherein the transport system has a cutting device, wherein the cutting device is configured and arranged such that the pipe can be severed with the cutting device, with the result that a pipe section can be produced with a selectable length, and wherein the receptacle, the drive, the straightening device and the cutting device are arranged on the transport platform such that, with the drive, the pipe can be drawn off the receptacle and fed to the straightening device and the cutting device in an automated manner. 
     
     
         4 . Transport system according to  claim 1 , wherein the transport system has an electronic controller effectively connected at least to the receptacle, the drive or the cutting device, wherein the controller is configured such that, during operation of the transport system, the controller receives data from at least the receptacle, the drive or the cutting device and/or issues control commands to at least the receptacle, the drive or the cutting device. 
     
     
         5 . Transport system according to  claim 4 , wherein the controller comprises a communications interface, wherein the communications interface is configured such that, with the communications interface, data can be transmitted from the transport system to a server over a data network. 
     
     
         6 . Transport system according to  claim 4 , wherein the controller has an electronic reading device for contactlessly reading a data carrier. 
     
     
         7 . Transport system according to  claim 6 , wherein the transport system has a drum for the coiled pipe, wherein the drum is received on the receptacle and wherein the drum is provided with a contactlessly readable data carrier, which can be read by the reading device. 
     
     
         8 . Transport system according to  claim 6 , wherein the transport system has a coiled pipe, wherein the pipe is received on the receptacle and wherein the pipe is provided with a contactlessly readable data carrier, which can be read by the reading device. 
     
     
         9 . Transport system according to  claim 1 , wherein the transport system has a coiled pipe, wherein the pipe is received on the receptacle and wherein the pipe consists of a plurality of cold-formed pipe sections made of a stainless steel joined together at their end faces. 
     
     
         10 . Transport system according to  claim 1 , wherein the transport system has four side walls and a roof, wherein a closable unloading opening is provided in one of the side walls or in the roof, with the result that a pipe section can be taken out of the transport system through the unloading opening, wherein the receptacle, the drive, the straightening device and the cutting device are arranged such that a pipe section can be ejected through the unloading opening. 
     
     
         11 . Transport system according to  claim 1 , wherein the transport system comprises a transport container, wherein the transport platform is the floor of the transport container or the transport platform is received on a floor of the transport container. 
     
     
         12 . Transport system according to  claim 1 , wherein the transport system has a marking device arranged on the transport platform for marking a pipe section. 
     
     
         13 . Transport system according to  claim 1 , wherein the transport system has a bending device arranged on the transport platform for defined bending of a pipe section. 
     
     
         14 . Transport system according to  claim 1 , wherein the transport system has a degreasing device arranged on the transport platform for degreasing the pipe. 
     
     
         15 . Transport system according to  claim 1 , wherein the transport system has a finishing device arranged on the transport platform, wherein the finishing device is configured and arranged such that, with the finishing device, a compression fitting can be fitted on at least one end of a pipe section. 
     
     
         16 . Method for delivering a pipe, comprising:
 coiling up the pipe;   receiving the pipe on a receptacle arranged on a transport platform;   transporting the transport platform from a first location to a second location;   conveying the pipe in a transport direction with a drive arranged on the transport platform, with the result that the pipe is drawn off the receptacle and fed to a straightening device in an automated manner; and   straightening the pipe with the straightening device arranged on the transport platform.   
     
     
         17 . Method according to  claim 16 , wherein, through the conveying of the pipe, the pipe is fed to a cutting device, wherein the method furthermore has the step of severing the pipe with the cutting device arranged on the transport platform, with the result that a pipe section is produced with a selected length. 
     
     
         18 . Method according to  claim 16 , wherein the conveying, the straightening and the cutting are controlled by a common controller, wherein the controller collects data which are a measure of the length of the pipe drawn off the receptacle, and wherein the controller transmits the data to a server via a communications interface and a data network.